The phenomena of amphibian metamorphosis. IV. The development of the median eminence
β Scribed by William Etkin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 713 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0362-2525
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β¦ Synopsis
The developmcnt of the median eminence of several species of American anurans was studied in correlation with the progress of metamorphosis. Before nietamorphosis the hypothalamic arteries break up into a plexus of capillaries lying in the extensive area of contact between the anterior lobe and the floor of the hypothalamus. During prometamorphosis the neural tissue of this area is converted into
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